The NYU men’s volleyball team dispatched Hunter College in three straight sets on Tuesday.

The Violets traveled to Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side to take on Hunter on their home court. The win improved the Violets record to a solid 3-1 start out of the gate. The Hawks dropped to 3-5 in the early stages of their season.

The first set was hotly contested. The two teams traded point for point until the score was tied at 24. Sophomore outside hitter Chase Klein came up clutch on both of the next two points, with a kill and a forced error to win the set, 26-24.

In the second set the men completely dismantled the Hawks. The team took the first five points in an array of different ways, constituting an entire team effort. It did not get much closer than that, as the Violets kept amassing points. As Hunter reached only nine points for the set, NYU had 19 and did not drop another point before winning the set. Hunter beat themselves on the last three points, making three attack errors and allowing the Violets to close out the set.

The Hawks showed a little more fight after the break between the second and third sets. Neither side garnered an enormous lead, and as the set neared an end, the score was 22-20 in favor of NYU. But the Violets swiftly took control at that point, neutralizing Hunter and taking the next three straight points for the sweep. Freshman Billy Kopenhefer and sophomore Jake Getz set up the second to last point before an attack error by Hunter’s Benjamin Cassidy ended the match.

Junior opposite Colin LaPorte led the way with 14 points, followed closely by Klein, who totaled 10.5 points on the night. Sophomore setter Patrick Merrick led both teams with 36 assists.

Overall, this match was a solid bounce-back win for the Violets, who lost last week to the lower ranked Vassar College after failing to convert many opportunities near the ends of sets. A convincing win like this will give them the momentum they need going into Thursday’s match against SUNY New Paltz.

NYU was satisfied with their performance after the win, especially Klein, who had a standout game.

“I think it was a really good team win,” Klein said. “I honestly think we have the deepest bench in D3 and I’m glad we were able to show it off tonight.”

LaPorte was pleased with the way NYU fell into a rhythm after a slow start on the road.

“The team struggled a bit in the first game,” LaPorte said. “But once we won by two we regained our composure and took games two and three with a bit more ease. I personally started to play much better in the second game and got my rhythm with my serving, which I think helped the team push forward and grasp the win.”

LaPorte and the rest of his Violet teammates are eager and confident for Thursday’s match at home, where they hope to keep the momentum from their win on Tuesday. They will put their 3-1 record on the line at 7 p.m. on Feb. 5, in a Violet Nation event at Coles Sports Center.

A version of this article appeared in the Feb. 4 print edition. Email Bradley Alsop at [email protected].